Archives for January 2019

In the 2019 Texas legislative session, Texas Home School Coalition is seeking to pass the Family Unity Act to restore family freedoms which the courts have eroded over the past decades.
Here’s what you need to know.
From 1923 to 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) affirmed in 15 cases the … [Read more...]

Since early January, the THSC Watchmen have been standing guard on the 2019 Texas legislative session in Austin. Daily activities include reviewing legislation for the purpose of identifying threats to family freedoms and homeschooling.
Last week, the legislative team had a change of pace while … [Read more...]

The Tim Tebow bill has passed out of the Texas Senate the last three legislative sessions in a row. The bill would allow homeschool families equal access to public school extracurricular activities, which 35 other states already allow.
As my family learned the hard way, many homeschool families … [Read more...]

At the Texas Capitol during their second week in Austin, the THSC Watchmen continued their introductory office visits. During these preliminary visits, they introduce themselves, meet the office staff and leave a business card along with literature that explains the mission of Texas Home School … [Read more...]

During the last Texas legislative session in 2017, THSC succeeded in passing nine significant reforms to the Child Protective Services (CPS) system. However, there is still work to be done.
During the 2019 Texas Legislature, the core of THSC’s CPS reform effort is a bill that would include … [Read more...]

After moving to Austin over the weekend, the THSC Watchmen started their first full work week and were present for the opening of the 86th Texas Legislature.
Monday
The team’s first Monday was spent at THSC’s legislative office. They evenly divided the list of 181 legislative offices among … [Read more...]

All across Texas, families are increasingly turning to or being dragged into the court system to settle internal family disagreements. In fact, the family law caseload in Texas is so vast that such disputes now comprise more than 50 percent of all cases filed in Texas district courts, and the Texas … [Read more...]

It’s finally 2019 and the 86th Texas Legislature will be in full swing within the next couple of days! The new THSC Watchmen headed for Austin last week to move into their new apartments and gear up for the next five months of the legislative session.
With nearly every member of THSC’s 2019 … [Read more...]

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